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Issue 21 is a response to Feared and Revered: Feminine Power through the Ages, our latest exhibition presented in partnership with the British Museum. Contents include:
- An interview with Belinda Crerar and Cheryl Crilly, focusing on the power of belief and approaches to curating this Australian edition of the touring exhibition.
- Virginia Haussegger on the “MeToo” protest movements across the globe, an outcome of her opening panel discussion at the National Museum on 8 December 2022.
- Linda Jaivin on the life of Wu Zetian, the Chinese Empress who became the face of the Bodhisattva.
- Krishna Sen on Durga and Kali, the Hindu Goddess of our times in her various manifestations.
- Toni Hassan on the legacy of the Christian Church and how to save Mary from the patriarchy.
- Monica Jackson on the power of the priestesses in the ancient world, discussing works from various museum collections.
- Belinda Cook on the women’s collective Bábbara Designs, based in Maningrida, whose fabric and textile work is reaching global markets and winning national business awards
- A portrait from the Power Room of Bangarra dancer Kassidy Waters by Eve Sullivan, editor of The Museum.
- An interview and In.Va.Ta.Tion from Rosanna Raymond inviting Pacific voices into the museum.
- The 2023 Annual Appeal for Genevieve Lacey’s Breathing Space, a soundscape commissioned for the Garden of Australian Dreams.
ISSN 2200-2472
72 pages
National Museum of Australia 2023
Cover image: Porcelain figure of Guanyin with 18 arms seated on a lotus, c. 1700–22. Bequeathed by Patrick J Donnelly. © Trustees of the British Museum 2023
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